Ta Som

The Magic of Angkor

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August 27th 2008
Yet another six hour bus ride took us north from Phnom Penh through central Cambodia, and we arrived at the dusty Siem Reap bus terminal in the early afternoon. We dropped off our bags at our hotel and hopped right back onto our waiting tuk tuk to make the most of the day's remaining hours. Our driver whizzed us by the ticket-office to pick up our pricey (but well worth it) three day passes and th ... read more

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more